E.R. "Motherhood"
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Rev. 04/06/95 (Yellow) Rev. 04/07/95 (Green) Rev. 04/08/95 (Buff) Rev. 04/10/95 (Salmon) Rev. 04/11/95 (Cherry) Rev. 04/19/95 (Tan) Rev. 04/21/95 (White) Rev. 05/05/95 (Blue) ER "Motherhood" Written by Lydia Woodward Directed by Quentin Tarantino Producer Paul Manning Produced by Christopher Chulack Co-Executive Producers Mimi Leder Robert Nathan Lydia Woodward Executive Producers Michael Crichton John Wells SHOOTING DRAFT A CONSTANT c/AMBLIN PRODUCTION In Association With May 5, 1995 WARNER BROS. TELEVISION © 1995 4000 Warner Boulevard WARNER BROS. Burbank, California 91522 All Rights Reserved Rev. 4/21/95 ER "Motherhood" CAST GREENE PALMER ROSS JEFFREY LEWIS JOANIE LAFFERTY BENTON MRS. LAFFERTY CARTER COOKIE LEWIS HATHAWAY KAITLIN MRS. SANDBURG HALEH LINDA FARRELL GOLDMAN EMT JOE SACHS WRIGHT ETHYL OLIGARIO EVERETT MALIK NINA JERRY PICKMAN JENNIFER GUITTEREZ JEANIE BOULET RAMOS DIANE LEEDS STEVEN CHLOE JOANIE MARQUEZ JESSE CHOPPER EMT DR. SALLY LI MICHELLE JACKIE HICKS DR. R. NETZLEY MRS. SCHAEFFER DUNLOP DOLORES MINKY MAE ROLANDO Rev. 4/7/95 ER "Motherhood" SETS INTERIORS: EXTERIORS: HOSPITAL HOSPITAL Ambulance Bay Roof Admissions Desk Basketball Court Main Hallway Lobby/Elevators ROSS'S APARTMENT OB Hallway OB Delivery Room Baby Nursery Trauma One Trauma Two Trauma Hallway Curtain Area Three OR Curtain Area Two Surgery Waiting Room Exam Room #2 Drug Lock Up Exam Room #4 Chloe's Room Lounge Suture Room LEWIS' HOME Bedroom Living Room NURSING HOME Hallway Mae's Room Library Rev. 4/10/95 ER "Motherhood" TEASER OVER DARKNESS, a whisper... CHLOE (O.S.) Susie... Susie... FADE IN: 1 LEWIS' BEDROOM - 4:00 AM (NIGHT) 1 A light switches on and a very pregnant CHLOE leans over her sister's bed. She's freshly showered, hair neatly combed, fully dressed. LEWIS is sound asleep. Chloe gently shakes her shoulder and she lets out a slight groan. CHLOE Susie... LEWIS Ah, Chloe. I worked 'til one in the morning. CHLOE I think it's time... for the baby. Lewis doesn't lift her head, doesn't open her eyes. LEWIS You sure? CHLOE Unh-huh. LEWIS You're having contractions? CHLOE Unh-huh... every couple minutes. And now, as Lewis's head darts up, eyes bursting open... LEWIS What?! SMASH CUT TO: ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/7/95 2. 2 LEWIS' LIVING ROOM 2 Lewis is frantic, running back and forth, climbing over furniture, grabbing things, pulling on a pair of jeans, crawling into her sneakers. LEWIS Why did you wait so long? CHLOE I had stuff to do. Take a shower. (holds up grocery bag) Pack the baby clothes. LEWIS Your contractions are two minutes apart, Chloe. We should be at the hospital. CHLOE I thought you needed the sleep. Chloe stands patiently by the front door, ready to go, grocery bag in hand. Lewis tucks her cartoon T-shirt into her jeans as she indelicately grabs her cat by the back of the neck, runs into her bedroom. LEWIS You picked a hell of a time to start being considerate. She emerges without the cat, throwing on a coat, as Chloe's hit with a contraction, lets out a brutal scream. Lewis comes up close, takes her by the shoulders. LEWIS Breathe, Chloe, breathe. CHLOE (through scream) I forgot my music. Can you get the tape player? LEWIS Lug that thing? CHLOE Susie-cakes, please. Lewis bolts over the sofa, grabs a boom box. There are 25 homemade tapes resting on the tabletop -- some marked, some unmarked, some boxed in plastic, some not. LEWIS Which tape? (CONTINUED) ER - "Motherhood" - Rev. 4/7/95 2A. 2 CONTINUED: (A1) 2 CHLOE The "White Album." Lewis looks, then sweeps them all into her purse, starts looking for something else. (CONTINUED) 3. 2 CONTINUED: 2 LEWIS Dammit, where are my keys? Lewis claps her hands together twice. Chloe's screaming in pain. LEWIS Chloe, stop a second, I've got to clap for my keys. Chloe holds her breath a beat as Lewis claps twice again. A BEEPER GOES OFF. She runs toward the sound, finding her keys on the kitchen counter, then heads for the door. LEWIS Okay, let's go. CHLOE Wow, this is scary. And they're out the door. CUT TO: 3 ER - AMBULANCE BAY 3 CARTER stands at the Admissions Desk drinking a cup of coffee as the Ambulance Bay doors swing open and Lewis and Chloe pile in, both taking short breaths, panting. Like dogs. LEWIS/CHLOE Hee, hee, hee, hee... Hee, hee, hee, hee. LEWIS We're almost there; keep panting. CHLOE I want drugs! Now! The ER's quiet, nearly empty, just some guy waxing the floors. LEWIS Carter, get over here. I need your help. Carter joins them as they move down the... 4. 4 MAIN HALLWAY 4 Lewis looks at his cup. LEWIS Is that coffee?... Thanks. She grabs the cup from his hand as he grabs a wheelchair, helps Chloe into it. LEWIS Contractions are ninety seconds apart. CARTER Why did you wait so long? A look from Lewis. LEWIS Get her up to OB. I'm going to call Coburn. Lewis, boom box in hand, heads back to the Admissions Desk. Carter rushes a screaming Chloe down the hall. CARTER You're going to be okay, just breathe. CHLOE (wincing) What is with you people and this breathing thing? She reaches back, grabs Carter by the necktie, yanks him down. He's choking, his neck crammed into her shoulder. CHLOE Have you ever had a baby? Do you think that really helps? Just give me some drugs!! CUT TO: 4A ADMISSIONS DESK 4A Lewis slams up, unloads the boom box on top of the desk, spilling coffee on her coat, then pulls a personnel list from a drawer, thumbs through looking for Coburn's number. LEWIS Coburn, Coburn, Coburn... She finds it, dials. Then, into the phone... (CONTINUED) ER - "Days Like This" - Rev. 4/6/95 5. 4A CONTINUED: 4A LEWIS Janet, Susan Lewis... She looks at her watch, spilling her coffee again. LEWIS 4:30, my sister's here, membrane's ruptured, contractions every ninety seconds... get her up to OB, right, I have... okay, see you in twenty. Lewis hangs up, starts off, pivots back, grabs the boom box. CUT TO: 5 OMITTED 5 & & 6 6 7 OB DELIVERY ROOM 7 Chloe's out of her clothes, in a gown. Carter and OB nurse MARQUEZ help her onto the delivery bed as Lewis runs in. LEWIS Dr. Coburn's on her way. (to Marquez) Susan Lewis. I'm her sister. MARQUEZ Marquez. CHLOE Oh, my God. Shoot me, please. Somebody shoot me. Marquez shifts down to Chloe's legs, drapes them, checks between them. Chloe's wincing in pain. LEWIS Hang on, Chloe, won't be much longer. MARQUEZ No kidding. This baby's crowning. Lewis checks. Marquez is right. (CONTINUED) ER - "Days Like This" - Rev. 4/6/95 6. 7 CONTINUED: 7 LEWIS Oh, God. Coburn will never make it. Who else is on? MARQUEZ O'Melveny. But she's doing a crash C-section in Four. Chloe's breathing hard, yelling, wincing in pain. LEWIS Okay, let's shift her up. CHLOE Susie, Susie, I can't do this, okay? I can't do this. CARTER Come on, Chloe, blow. Right through the pain. CHLOE No, no, I can't, really. It's a bad idea. Marquez helps Lewis into a gown and gloves as Chloe gets another major contraction, screams. LEWIS You're going to push on the next one, okay, Chloe? You hear me? CHLOE My music, Susie, I need my music. LEWIS Carter, grab that cassette player; tape's in my bag. Carter fumbles with the bag, pulls a tape out. MARQUEZ You're doing great, just hang on. LEWIS Okay, Chloe, let's push now. One ... two... three... four. That's right, a big push... good... good. Carter pops one in, pushes the start button and RAP MUSIC BLASTS OUT. In French. MC SOLAAR'S "Armand Est Mort." (CONTINUED) ER - "Days Like This" - Rev. 4/6/95 7. 7 CONTINUED: (2) 7 CHLOE Not that one. CARTER Is that French? LEWIS Seven... eight... nine... ten. Come on, Chloe. CHLOE That's the wrong tape. Where's 'Blackbird'? LEWIS It's the 'White Album,' Carter. Carter turns OFF the TAPE, looks through the bag. Empties the bag, tapes and junk spilling everywhere. CARTER The 'White Album'? He gives up, resumes helping with Chloe, holds her hand. LEWIS Chloe, you're doing great. Just a little bit more. Another contraction. Okay, push. One... two... three... four. Marquez helps lift her head up and forward with each push. Chloe starts singing as best she can -- through the breathing, the pushing, the pain. CHLOE 'Blackbird singing in the dead of night... Take these broken wings and learn to fly... All your life...' LEWIS Seven... eight... nine... ten. CHLOE Come on, Susie, sing with me. Please. Lewis concentrates on the delivery, but starts singing along with her sister. Broken, half-sung phrases between pushes and panting. (CONTINUED) ER - "Days Like This" - Rev. 4/6/95 8. 7 CONTINUED: (3) 7 LEWIS/CHLOE 'Blackbird singing in the dead of night... Take these broken wings and learn to fly... All your life ... You were only waiting for this moment to arise...' LEWIS Okay, Chloe, the head's coming. Don't push. Chloe keeps singing. Carter sees the stand-up mirror; rolls it over to the end of the bed. CARTER Here, Chloe, you want to see? Chloe takes one look, lets out a horrendous scream. CHLOE Oh, my God.